Week 1, 2045

played in Carolina, NC

78 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	0	0	7	-	7
Carolina Panthers	0	10	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:49 CAR - Ernest Dotson 10 pass from Conrad Bollman (Maxwell Radke extra point)
2Q: 01:07 CAR - Maxwell Radke 24 field goal
3Q: 04:55 CAR - Maxwell Radke 48 field goal
4Q: 09:20 ATL - Roman Wilson 30 pass from Paul Hickman (Ty Hampton extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:49 CAR - Ernest Dotson 10 pass from Conrad Bollman (Maxwell Radke extra point)
2Q: 01:07 CAR - Maxwell Radke 24 field goal
3Q: 04:55 CAR - Maxwell Radke 48 field goal
4Q: 09:20 ATL - Roman Wilson 30 pass from Paul Hickman (Ty Hampton extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 12 16
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 256 308
- Offensive Plays 63 66
- Yards per Play 4.06 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 37 152
- Rushing Attempts 24 35
- Yards per Rush 1.54 4.34
Net Passing Yards 219 156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 25 - 1 30 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 223 167
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.62 5.03
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 7.8
4th Down Conversions 1/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/67 6/51
Punt Returns/Yards 6/98 2/25
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/19 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 34
Time of Possession 29:36 30:24

Team Statistics	ATL	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	12	16
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	256	308
- Offensive Plays	63	66
- Yards per Play	4.06	4.67
Net Rushing Yards	37	152
- Rushing Attempts	24	35
- Yards per Rush	1.54	4.34
Net Passing Yards	219	156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 25 - 1	30 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	223	167
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.62	5.03
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	7.8
4th Down Conversions	1/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/67	6/51
Punt Returns/Yards	6/98	2/25
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/19	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 34
Time of Possession	29:36	30:24

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:17	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
1	10:59	1:37	OWN 49	3	6	Punt
1	7:37	3:08	OWN 24	7	26	Downs
1	2:02	4:11	OWN 36	7	19	Punt
2	6:39	3:30	OWN 11	6	16	Punt
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 37	2	23	Missed FG
3	13:40	1:41	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
3	9:54	1:56	OWN 6	4	27	Interception
3	4:50	1:50	OWN 25	3	20	Punt
3	1:19	1:27	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
4	11:51	2:42	50	5	50	Touchdown
4	7:53	3:09	OWN 44	6	18	Downs
4	4:33	1:09	OPP 41	3	-2	Punt
4	1:52	1:35	OWN 20	9	1	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:43	1:44	OWN 38	3	-6	Punt
1	9:22	1:45	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	4:29	2:27	50	5	20	Fumble
2	12:51	6:12	OWN 2	11	98	Touchdown
2	3:09	2:07	OWN 38	10	55	Field Goal
2	0:57	0:37	OPP 39	3	9	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:20	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	11:59	2:05	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
3	7:58	3:08	OPP 44	5	13	Field Goal
3	3:00	1:41	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
4	14:52	3:01	OWN 5	6	19	Punt
4	9:09	1:16	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	4:44	0:11	OWN 38	1	0	Interception
4	3:24	1:32	OWN 31	4	34	Punt
4	0:17	0:17	OPP 21	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Ernest Dotson, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Glenn Upshaw	20	24	1.20	8	0
RB Wade Uecker	2	2	1.00	2	0
QB Paul Hickman	1	10	10.00	10	1
WR Wade Raymond	1	1	1.00	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Shaun Pochman	16	37	2.31	19	2
QB Conrad Bollman	10	65	6.50	13	1
RB Frederick Rowan	8	50	6.25	41	1
RB Skip Keeler	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Hickman	38	25	223	1/4	1	30	1	79.1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Conrad Bollman	30	18	167	1/11	1	21	1	72.5

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Glenn Upshaw	5	10	30	6.00	5	11	0
TE Javier Rigsby	5	6	59	11.80	3	23	0
TE Cesar Shaw	5	6	34	6.80	22	19	0
WR Kennedy Drenik	5	7	51	10.20	2	16	0
WR Wade Raymond	4	6	19	4.75	11	8	0
WR Roman Wilson	1	3	30	30.00	10	30	1

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Dotson	11	14	91	8.27	10	18	1
WR Al Clemons	3	5	18	6.00	11	7	0
WR J.J. Bieniemy	2	2	28	14.00	18	21	0
RB Shaun Pochman	1	1	21	21.00	21	21	0
RB Frederick Rowan	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Buddy Matsko	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Darius Doan	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Bubba Dietz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Luther Burden III	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jessie Humphries	1	19	19.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Melvin Pollock	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Paul Hickman	1	0	0
WR Norm Rhodes	1	0	0
T Rusty Kaplan	0	1	0
DE Teddye Buchanan	0	1	0
DT Diego Perry	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Shaun Pochman	1	0	0
RB Freddie Walsh	0	1	0
WR Darius Doan	0	0	1
DE Keith Faneca	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Gladden	8	313	39.1	31.0	52	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luther Perzul	8	364	45.5	30.8	63	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ty Hampton	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Maxwell Radke	2/3	1/2	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wade Uecker	6	98	16.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luther Burden III	2	25	12.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Rauch	1	22	22.0	0
Norm Rhodes	1	23	23.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Verse	7	6	0.0	31	21
CB Mo Rauch	7	0	0.0	33	30
OLB Arturo Ford	7	0	0.0	21	24
S Jessie Humphries	5	3	0.0	35	31
ILB Bubba Bailen	5	2	0.0	31	19
CB Devon Engler	4	0	0.0	17	18
DT Jamarree Caldwell	3	1	0.0	35	31
S Erick Halcomb	3	0	0.0	35	31
DE Teddye Buchanan	2	1	1.0	33	28
CB Riley Carlisle	2	1	0.0	17	15
S Landon Delgado	1	1	0.0	16	12
DE Stevon Barker	1	0	0.0	28	23
DT Roderick Burke	1	0	0.0	16	9
RB Glenn Upshaw	1	0	---	---	---
CB Lionel Vandersommen	1	0	0.0	8	5
DE Conrad Poole	1	0	0.0	8	16
DT Diego Perry	1	0	0.0	18	14
OLB Cooper Snee	0	1	0.0	3	11

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Winston Holcomb	12	2	0.0	21	30
S Javon Bullard	6	2	0.0	24	39
CB Phillip Reese	5	3	0.0	23	33
CB Jacob Parrish	4	0	0.0	20	21
OLB Mickey Monroe	4	0	0.0	7	6
DE Keith Faneca	3	0	1.0	3	16
OLB Tito Dircks	3	1	0.0	12	23
S Donald McCleskey	2	4	0.0	16	20
DT Alejandro Kramer	2	2	0.0	21	29
S J.R. Brayton	2	0	0.0	10	14
CB Melvin Pollock	1	1	0.0	15	19
DE Luke Roenicke	1	1	0.0	21	22
DT Alexander Combs	1	1	0.0	17	27
DE Abdul Carter	1	1	0.0	22	27
RB Skip Keeler	1	0	---	---	---
RB Frederick Rowan	1	0	---	---	---
CB Scott Rasmussen	1	0	0.0	4	21
OLB Cole Lake	0	2	0.0	8	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Teddye Buchanan	1.0	0	1	0	28
DE Conrad Poole	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Stevon Barker	0.0	0	1	2	23
OLB Jared Verse	0.0	0	1	0	21
OLB Tyrone Fauria	0.0	0	1	0	3
DT Jamarree Caldwell	0.0	0	1	0	31
DT Diego Perry	0.0	0	1	0	14

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Keith Faneca	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Luke Roenicke	0.0	1	0	0	22
DT Alexander Combs	0.0	0	1	0	27
DT Henry Alexander	0.0	0	1	0	19
DE Alan Stargell	0.0	0	1	0	16
DE Abdul Carter	0.0	0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Bubba Bailen	4	0	0	19
CB Mo Rauch	3	0	0	30
OLB Arturo Ford	3	0	0	24
CB Devon Engler	2	0	0	18
OLB Jared Verse	2	0	0	21
S Jessie Humphries	1	1	1	31
S Erick Halcomb	1	1	0	31
CB Lionel Vandersommen	1	0	0	5
DT Jamarree Caldwell	1	0	0	31
S Landon Delgado	0	1	0	12

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Winston Holcomb	6	1	0	30
S Javon Bullard	3	1	0	39
CB Jacob Parrish	3	1	0	21
CB Phillip Reese	3	0	0	33
CB Melvin Pollock	2	1	1	19
S Donald McCleskey	2	1	0	20
OLB Mickey Monroe	2	0	0	6
CB Scott Rasmussen	2	0	0	21
OLB Tito Dircks	1	1	0	23
DT Alexander Combs	1	0	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Francisco Richard	2	4	24	0	39
C Dwight Meier	1	7	24	1	39
G Elliot Brandon	0	6	24	0	39
T Rusty Kaplan	0	3	24	0	39
G Edward Wayne	0	3	24	0	39

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jake Melaragni	1	7	35	1	31
G Darien Strickland	1	7	35	0	31
G D.J. Kerr	1	4	35	0	31
T Artie Spinney	1	2	35	0	31
T Erick O'Neill	0	3	35	0	31
TE Buddy Matsko	0	1	14	0	9
TE Bubba Dietz	0	1	13	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Arturo Ford	1	25
Michael Rhodes	1	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Cole Lake	2	22
Ernest Dotson	2	14
Artie Spinney	2	11
Winston Holcomb	1	23
Darius Doan	1	16

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Erick Halcomb	---	---	35	31	17	83
CB Mo Rauch	---	---	33	30	17	80
WR Roman Wilson	21	33	---	---	23	77
DT Jamarree Caldwell	---	---	35	31	11	77
OLB Jared Verse	---	---	31	21	23	75
T Francisco Richard	24	39	---	---	9	72
G Elliot Brandon	24	39	---	---	9	72
OLB Arturo Ford	---	---	21	24	25	70
S Jessie Humphries	---	---	35	31	3	69
QB Paul Hickman	24	39	---	---	1	64
DE Teddye Buchanan	---	---	33	28	3	64
T Rusty Kaplan	24	39	---	---	---	63
C Dwight Meier	24	39	---	---	---	63
G Edward Wayne	24	39	---	---	---	63
RB Glenn Upshaw	21	35	---	---	1	57
TE Javier Rigsby	19	34	---	---	1	54
DE Stevon Barker	---	---	28	23	2	53
ILB Bubba Bailen	---	---	31	19	1	51
WR Kennedy Drenik	17	27	---	---	---	44
WR Wade Raymond	16	27	---	---	---	43
S Landon Delgado	---	---	16	12	13	41
CB Devon Engler	---	---	17	18	2	37
DT Roderick Burke	---	---	16	9	9	34
DT Diego Perry	---	---	18	14	1	33
CB Riley Carlisle	---	---	17	15	1	33
TE Ike Cabrer	2	3	---	---	23	28
WR Jorge Shin	11	17	---	---	---	28
DE Conrad Poole	---	---	8	16	2	26
WR Tracy Halverson	0	0	---	---	23	23
RB Wade Uecker	6	6	---	---	10	22
TE Cesar Shaw	6	9	---	---	3	18
OLB Cooper Snee	---	---	3	11	2	16
CB Lionel Vandersommen	---	---	8	5	1	14
C Percy Reid	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Trevor Etienne	1	2	---	---	6	9
G Luke Newman	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Michael Rhodes	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Zack Gladden	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Norm Rhodes	0	2	---	---	6	8
OLB Tyrone Fauria	---	---	0	3	---	3
K Ty Hampton	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Teddy Pinner	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Dylan Marsh	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Edwin Ruskowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Scott Wells	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Everett Harding	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Javon Bullard	---	---	24	39	15	78
G Darien Strickland	35	31	---	---	11	77
T Artie Spinney	35	31	---	---	11	77
T Erick O'Neill	35	31	---	---	11	77
G D.J. Kerr	35	31	---	---	11	77
WR Ernest Dotson	34	28	---	---	14	76
ILB Winston Holcomb	---	---	21	30	23	74
TE James Pierson	18	23	---	---	25	66
C Jake Melaragni	35	31	---	---	---	66
QB Conrad Bollman	35	31	---	---	---	66
CB Phillip Reese	---	---	23	33	1	57
DT Alejandro Kramer	---	---	21	29	1	51
DE Abdul Carter	---	---	22	27	1	50
CB Melvin Pollock	---	---	15	19	15	49
RB Shaun Pochman	22	27	---	---	---	49
CB Jacob Parrish	---	---	20	21	8	49
DT Alexander Combs	---	---	17	27	1	45
DE Luke Roenicke	---	---	21	22	1	44
OLB Tito Dircks	---	---	12	23	9	44
OLB Cole Lake	---	---	8	10	22	40
WR Darius Doan	16	8	---	---	16	40
WR Al Clemons	14	16	---	---	7	37
S Donald McCleskey	---	---	16	20	1	37
DT Henry Alexander	---	---	9	19	8	36
RB Skip Keeler	3	5	---	---	25	33
TE Bubba Dietz	13	18	---	---	---	31
RB Frederick Rowan	21	6	---	---	---	27
TE Buddy Matsko	14	9	---	---	2	25
CB Scott Rasmussen	---	---	4	21	---	25
S J.R. Brayton	---	---	10	14	---	24
WR J.J. Bieniemy	14	8	---	---	---	22
CB Brett Grayek	---	---	3	18	---	21
DE Alan Stargell	---	---	3	16	1	20
DE Keith Faneca	---	---	3	16	---	19
WR Luther Burden III	4	5	---	---	8	17
ILB Monte Cristo	---	---	5	10	---	15
RB Freddie Walsh	2	2	---	---	9	13
OLB Mickey Monroe	---	---	7	6	---	13
P Luther Perzul	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Tito Wiggins	0	0	---	---	11	11
S Roosevelt Griffin	---	---	0	9	---	9
K Maxwell Radke	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Jake Mathews	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Bernard Fredrickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Henry Henson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Cris Griffith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	5	1.0
Middle	15	27	1.8
Right	4	5	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	27	2.3
Middle	13	88	6.8
Right	8	40	5.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Hickman	38	25	2	1	1	6	3	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Conrad Bollman	30	18	2	1	0	3	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	21	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	47	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	102	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	53	10.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	39	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	56	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	72	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Glenn Upshaw	10	5	0	30	0	35
WR Kennedy Drenik	7	5	0	51	0	27
WR Wade Raymond	6	4	0	19	0	27
TE Javier Rigsby	6	5	0	59	1	34
TE Cesar Shaw	6	5	1	34	0	9
WR Roman Wilson	3	1	0	30	1	33

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Dotson	14	11	91	0	28
WR Al Clemons	5	3	18	0	16
WR Darius Doan	4	0	0	0	8
WR J.J. Bieniemy	2	2	28	1	8
TE Buddy Matsko	1	0	0	0	9
RB Shaun Pochman	1	1	21	1	27
TE Bubba Dietz	1	0	0	0	18
WR Luther Burden III	1	0	0	0	5
RB Frederick Rowan	1	1	9	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Conrad Bollman	2	19	9.50	6.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Conrad Bollman	6	2	19	3.17	5.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Al Clemons	2	0	0	0.00	3.60
WR Ernest Dotson	1	1	10	10.00	6.50
TE Buddy Matsko	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Darius Doan	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Frederick Rowan	1	1	9	9.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Glenn Upshaw	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Shaun Pochman	3	0
QB Conrad Bollman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Hickman	13	9	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Conrad Bollman	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kennedy Drenik	6	4	1
RB Glenn Upshaw	4	2	0
WR Wade Raymond	1	1	1
TE Javier Rigsby	1	1	0
TE Cesar Shaw	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Dotson	4	2	1
WR Al Clemons	3	3	2
WR Darius Doan	2	0	0
TE Bubba Dietz	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,400 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (23,600)
End Zone 10,300 (17,000)
Mezzanine 5,900 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (15,000)
Club Seats 5,000 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,100 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,400 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (23,600)
End Zone	10,300 (17,000)
Mezzanine	5,900 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (15,000)
Club Seats	5,000 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,100 (6,200)